{"record":{"id":"7c469a0cdc60a014","repo":"BerriAI/litellm","slug":"azure-ai-api-key-is-required-for-model-model-se-7c469a","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Azure AI API key is required for model {model}. Set AZURE_AI_API_KEY environment variable or pass api_key parameter.","messagePattern":"Azure AI API key is required for model (.+?)\\. Set AZURE_AI_API_KEY environment variable or pass api_key parameter\\.","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"litellm/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/mai_transformation.py","lineNumber":97,"sourceCode":"            except ValueError:\n                raise ValueError(f\"Invalid size format: '{size}'. Expected format 'WIDTHxHEIGHT' (e.g., '1024x1024').\")\n\n        raise ValueError(\n            f\"Unsupported size value: '{size}'. Use a known size (e.g., '1024x1024') or a custom 'WIDTHxHEIGHT' string.\"\n        )\n\n    def validate_environment(\n        self,\n        headers: dict,\n        model: str,\n        api_key: str | None = None,\n        litellm_params: dict | None = None,\n        api_base: str | None = None,\n    ) -> dict:\n        api_key = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_key(api_key)\n\n        if not api_key:\n            raise ValueError(\n                f\"Azure AI API key is required for model {model}. \"\n                \"Set AZURE_AI_API_KEY environment variable or pass api_key parameter.\"\n            )\n\n        headers.update({\"api-key\": api_key})\n        return headers\n\n    def get_complete_url(\n        self,\n        model: str,\n        api_base: str | None,\n        litellm_params: dict,\n    ) -> str:\n        api_base = AzureFoundryModelInfo.get_api_base(api_base)\n\n        if api_base is None:\n            raise ValueError(\n                \"Azure AI API base is required. Set AZURE_AI_API_BASE environment variable or pass api_base parameter.\"","sourceCodeStart":79,"sourceCodeEnd":115,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm/blob/6c2dcb801bf2b75c18f1bb24140e7cf57465cc4d/litellm/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/mai_transformation.py#L79-L115","documentation":"Error \"Azure AI API key is required for model {model}. Set AZURE_AI_API_KEY environment variable or pass api_key parameter.\" thrown in BerriAI/litellm.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at litellm/llms/azure_ai/image_edit/mai_transformation.py:97 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Set AZURE_AI_API_KEY or pass api_key."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"6c2dcb801bf2b75c18f1bb24140e7cf57465cc4d","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T07:12:03.035Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}